July 15, 2013

OPEN Act Would End Secret Corporate Political Spending

Company shareholders seeking details on secret political spending at
their corporations have a friend in Representative Matt Cartwright
(D-Pa.)

Cartwright last week introduced the Openness in
Political Expenditures Now (OPEN) Act, which would force businesses to
reveal information on political expenditures to shareholders. The
legislation has 20 co-sponsors, all Democrats.

"We have a responsibility to ensure that our campaigns and elections are
transparent, fair, and free from anonymous influence," Cartwright said
in a written statement.

"We have a responsibility to ensure that leftwing bomb-throwers allied with Democrats can know which companies to target with bullying, boycotts and blackmail for having the temerity to exercise their First Amendment rights of free association and political speech," Cartwright meant to say in a written statement.